A little while ago, award-winning columnist John D. Sutter from CNN wrote an email to Cycling Embassy of Denmark, expressing his desire to get more an insight of how Denmark is going about the country’s ambitious plans to fight climate change.

A new Danish study shows that cyclists and pedestrians contribute to roughly 50 % of the revenue in retailing in the large cities’ centers and roughly 25 % in the small and medium-sized cities. The bicycle is the preferred means of transportation in city centers, and cyclists visit more shops per trip than car drivers.

Fostering a new generation of young cyclists through Cycling Games is an important step towards getting more people to use the bicycle as their preferred means of transportation. The Danish concept, Cycling Games, has gained popularity in Colombia and the aim is to spread it further across South America.

Virtual Reality Tour

The Cycling Embassy of Denmark’s Annual Report 2017 is out! 2017 has been an exciting year. CED contributed to the new EU cycling strategy, entered the discussion on automated vehicles and cycling, launched a new publication and a Virtual Reality film, making it possible to cycle through the streets of Copenhagen. The CED is evolving …

The first national Cycle Fund from 2009-2014 was established in 2009, allocating € 134 for promoting cycling in municipalities. The objective of the Cycling Fund is to facilitate projects that can improve conditions for cyclists all over Denmark in order to make the bicycle a more attractive and safe. In this five-year period, the fund …

A new publication from the Cycling Embassy is out now. This is your chance to meet the members of the Cycling Embassy of Denmark and learn more about the network. In Denmark, we have 100 years of experience planning cycle-friendly cities, developing cycling infrastructure and cycling campaigns. And people from all over the world …